I recently deployed Mikrotik base hotspot system at a customer’s internet cafe but It was missing something which was “Control over the client system, better time management system, on the fly changing in time limit, & anti theft system “. then Cybercafe pro name popped up in my mind. I used this tool many years back in a gaming zone at Gulshan-e-Iqbal.

Cyber Cafe Pro is a very powerful user time management base application/server for internet cafe base business. Its a server / client base system. You can create per-paid time codes / vouchers or User accounts.

There are two major components of this application.

# Cybercafe pro Server – (Main Control Station.)
Install this module to the computer which will be used as the front-desk or Main Control Station. IT can be Windows 7/Vista/XP/2003 .

# Cybercafe pro Client
Install this module to ALL the computers which will be used by customers. Upon installation, it will automatically detect CCP Server running on the LAN. Otherwise you can manually set it via using CCP Client application.
Note: Please install the CyberCafe Pro Server before the CyberCafe Pro Client — and install Client software on computers other than the Server

We will divide this article in two sections
1 # Server setup2# Client setup

# C.C.P SERVER SETUP

For some reasons, I will not discuss about the installation of CCP Serverver 5 module. Please read the following article for installation 🙂

After CCP Server installation is done, Open the CCP Main Control Station (Short code name : MCS),
Click on Login to activate MCS.See the below Image.

To start it every time windows start, Go to ADMIN > SYSTEM SETTINGS > and click on NT SERVICE, Select YESSee the below Image.

Now Its time to configure CCP Server configuration. First we will adjust “Client Settings” .

Goto ADMIN > SETUP > CLIENT SETTINGS

Now you will be presented with CLIENT SETTINGS Panel where you can adjust / configure many client side tweaks.
Here at SECURITY TAB, You can adjust many functions like Disable Hotkeys/CD/Drives/Control panel Access etc. Choose the options as shown in the image below, later you can fine tune them as per your requirements.See the below Image.

Now Go to “System Settings“, here you can allow/restrict some options like Startup Folders/Lock , reboot computer at end of session / etc. Also here you can restrict login types. Either Timecodes or User Account. In this example We will chose TIMECODES. Time-code is a per-paid 5 Digits code (code length number can be extend) which client can use for login.

Choose the options as shown in the image below, later you can fine tune them as per your requirements.See the below Image.

Now goto “Marquee” tab, Here you can add you banner text, which will be displayed at client side login screen. Its for advertisement purpose as shown in the image below.See the below Image.

Basic configuration for client is done. It’s time to Generate prepaid Timecodes .

Goto TIEMCODES & click on GENERATE, You will be then presented with a new Panel of “GENERATE TIMECODES“.

Now you have to choose various options in this window. I am describing basics of all

1# Number of Codes to Generate : How many prepaid time-codes to generate? (numbers)

2# Time Limit : Time limit defines for how long user can use this timecode, for example half hour / 1 hour / 2 hour

3# Automatic Expiry: Here its absolutely upto you how you want to handle this option. In this example I have selected “Expired in specific number of days after this timecode is sold” Which means that When I will sell the code, it will auto expires after one day after 1st usage , It’s necessary to do so this ID it may not be used again and again.

4# Just Select “Full access to the windows desktop. So that when user logon via CCP Cleint module, he will be presented with the WINDOWS XP Desktop access after few seconds. IF you don’t want to provide him with the desktop access, you have to create sets of allowed applicaiton in CCP Client admin section , user will see the panel list from where he can access only allowed apps.

Now click GENERATE AND SELL. ( If you select only Generate, it will not be marked ACTIVE (User wont be able to use it), so when you give this code to any client, you have to right click on the code and select SELL CODES to make it ACTIVE.

See the below Image.

Basic configuration with timecodes is ready at server end. Moving to client end section.

# C.C.P CLIENT SIDE MODULE

At client pc, Install Ccp5-Client.exe, again installation is very simple, just click next next. See the image below.

at End of the client setup , Select the following.

After this , REBOOT the client pc. After rebooting, You will see CyBerCafe Pro Client Login Window.See the image below.

NOTE: IF you are unable to click the LOGON button as shown in the above image, then go back to CCP SERVER Main Control Station and you will be seeing one GREEN ICON which indicates that one client PC have been connected with the CCP Server.
Simply right click on it and select “Account / Timecode Group“.

See the image below. (Server Side)

After this you will be able to click LOGON button on client side.

See the image below. (client side)

After Login, you will see the windows desktop screen after few seconds.

As shown in the image below.

CCP Tips ‘N’ Tricks

HOWTO EXTEND TIME

If you want to extend the time for any already connected user, then simply follow the below images.

HOWTO CREATE MAPS for YOUR CYBER/GAMING CAFE

You can create interesting Live MAP of your Cyber Cafe and place your connected pc’s in the MAP as shown in the image below. You can then easily Drag n Drop the Pc’s to appropriate location as related to physical layout.

CUSTOMIZING RECEIP/VOUCHER

You can customize voucher/receipt of CCP. See the below image

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I hope you will find this guide very useful and simple to follow. There are lot of things that haven’t been discussed in this article as aim of writing this article was to simply enable the admin to guide on howto install basic version of CCPserver with time code generation and howto connect client side PC with CCP server. I will write more info when any requirement will be received.

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thank you very much! although im having problem when the client starts a session it will take about 3min for the desktop to show. CCP Server configures WIndows desktop access to all pricing groups. any help?

I am having no problem with this too in my other internet cafe..but this feels really annoying why in this one all my clients should have to wait for a couple of minutes before the desktop shows up. Anyway, thanks for the reply.

I recommend you to post your query at CCP forum. There you will get some professional help regarding this specific product. If you able to find the solution, do let me know so I can update the article 🙂
I have not worked on CCP since long.

Thanks my friend for the tips. My problem with cyber cafe now is that, client does not see sever, neither the server. When my IP address was like this: 10.227.65.66
subnet mask: 255.255.255.224
Gateway: 10.227.65.65
Dns: 77.220.15.3
77.220.15.4

It was working fine. I didn’t have the problem with installing the software, either cyber server or cyber client. The problem started when I changed my IP address to 192.168.1.2 , subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 to suit winproxy software. Where do I configure the IP address on both PCs? Your positive response is greatly appreciated

CyberCafePro can use any currency. The entire currency settings used by CyberCafePro is based on your Windows operating system regional settings. For example: If your Windows 7 is set to Euros, CyberCafePro will be set to Euros. HTH,

i am an administrator of a internet cafe shop in Lahore. and i want to make more branches in my city So i want a software to control my all cafe branches i want to know that how many users come to my cafe and how much time their use in cafe simply i need time control system to all my cafe pc and report send me via email or store in my server that i check how many hours system use and the person how hold the cafe give me how many hours money.i want to stop fraud ………………………………… for example pc no 1 , used for 10 hours a day but the person how hold the cafe says the pc no 1 , used a day for for only 5 hours, so then server tell me that pc no 1 is used for 10 hours, if you don’t understand my words for poor English then plz give me yours Mobile no or send me a text message at my this no 0345-4326510 -Mustafa

Hi, please i am a windows7 user trying to use the Server control station on my PC but when i open the software it tells me, with a pop-up that no network available
This is causing the client PC’s not showing as usual.
Can you please help me?

I dont think cybercafe have such feature.
for proper internet quota/time/bandwidth limitation, use some dedicated device like MIKROTIK ROUTER which can perform all these functions and can also give you portal as well where user can login.

When user logoff from client machine its lose connection from cybercafe pro server after that i have to restart manually or open cybercafe pro application is there any way to avoid this kind of problem

We have a problem and we would like to get a solution. We have configured Cyber cafe Pro as is described in this post that means using TIMECODES.

Concerning sales reporting, we have a problem. When we generate this report the computer field is not informed, that means for all ticket (TimesCodes) computer field is informed NA. We would like to know which computer our customer uses to logon with that code. What we have to do to get this information?

Hi, i just installed cybercaferpro 6.5.1 today. i created an administrator account and set password.
i restarted the system and tried to login and it tells me incorrect password.
Is there a way to recover the password? I tried reinstalling but same problem. How do i start afresh or recover the password?

HEY CYBER CAFE, MY PROBLEM IS; WHENEVER I ENTERED THE TIMECODE ON CLIENTS MACHINE, THE DESKTOP, START MENU, TASK BAR, DESKTOP ICON ETC, ARE ALL GONE. ONLY A BLUE SCREEN WITH THE CYBER CAFE OPTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE… I NEED HELP ASAP….

Hi, Q1. Why is it when I print the receipts for my clients the time and the receipt numbers don’t display on the receipt? Q2. I installed a logo in watermark for the receipt, after so many adjustments it still prints in two pages. One page receipt and another page empty with a slight imprint of the receipt. Tell me where I am going wrong? Very frustrating!!! Please help!!

thanks for the help you’ve rendered so far.
please how I set my cafe pro server to allow programs like word, chrome, etc, to remain open after customer timecode elapses and is been logged out pending when the customer logs in again

thanks for the help you’ve rendered so far.
please how can I set my cafe pro server to allow programs like word, chrome, etc, to remain open after customer timecode elapses and is been logged out pending when the customer logs in again